Word · Frequency #20159
volition
意志；意愿
The mental power or ability of choosing; the will.
- 1.
A conscious choice or decision.
有意识的选择或决定。
- 2.
The mental power or ability of choosing; the will.
选择的心智力量或能力；意志。
- 3.
A concept that distinguishes whether or not the subject or agent intended something.
区分主体或施动者是否有意为之的概念。
选择；决定；意志性；意图性；有意识的选择或决定。；选择的心智力量或能力；意志。；区分主体或施动者是否有意为之的概念。
In use
By her own volition, she enrolled in the night class to improve her English.
The choice to move abroad came from his volition, not from his wife's insistence.
She decided of her own volition to apologize first, even though she felt she was right.
of one's own volition
表示出于自愿，而非被迫。
He left the company of his own volition.
他自愿离开了公司。
by volition
较正式，强调意志的作用。
The decision was made by volition, not coercion.
这个决定是凭意志做出的，而非强迫。
with volition
常与act, choose等动词连用。
Connections
Collocations
- of one's own volition
- 出于自愿；自愿地
- She resigned of her own volition, not because she was pressured.她是自愿辞职的，不是因为受到压力。
- act of volition
- 自愿的行为；意志行为
- The decision to help was an act of volition.出手相助的决定是一种自愿行为。
- conscious volition
- 有意识的意志
- Speaking requires conscious volition, whereas reflex actions do not.说话需要有意识的意志，而反射动作则不需要。
- exercise volition
- 行使意志；运用选择能力
- Even in difficult circumstances, he could exercise volition.即使在困难的情况下，他也能行使自己的意志。
Idioms & figurative uses
- of one's own volition
- 出于自己的意愿；自愿地She returned the money of her own volition; nobody asked her to.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 voluntary（自愿的）：volition 是自愿选择背后的意志，凭自己的心做决定。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：正式写作、哲学或心理学讨论、法律或正式陈述 volition 比较常见于正式或书面语境，日常口语中较少用；常出现在 of one's own volition 这类短语中，表示出于自愿。
Grammar Note
通常用单数形式，但也可用复数volitions表示多次选择行为。
Pronunciation & Spelling
以上词语均与 volition /vəˈlɪʃən/ 押韵，重读元音同为 /ɪ/，后面都是 /ʃən/（musician、politician 中拼作 -cian，但读音相同）。注意不要仅凭拼写判断：motion /ˈmoʊʃən/、lotion /ˈloʊʃən/、solution /səˈluːʃən/、vocation /voʊˈkeɪʃən/ 虽以 -tion 结尾，但重读元音不同，均不与 volition 押韵。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.